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MACHINERY

220142680040 · 09/20/2014 · Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Grinding
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
DUST IN EYES
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
12 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robindale Energy Services Inc
Operator
Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC
Mine
3601761

Narrative

Employee was making repairs, grinding on shovel bucket SH002, to install new wear bars. At home later that evening, employee noticed a piece of metal in his left eye. On 9/22/14, the next workday, employee was taken to hospital for observation, diagnosed as having foreign body in left eye, sent to eye doctor. Eye doctor removed a metallic foreign body from the left eye.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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